The 1960s is a time that I would love to visit once. Puffed up hair styles and curvaceous women were considered beautiful and sexy, unlike today. The style and makeup carried by the Bollywood actresses are definitely an inspiration for everyone. The 1960 actresses had flawless, fair, radiant skin with defined thick eyebrows and bold thick winged eyeliners that literally made the big eyes do all the talking.
The old classy Bollywood actors have always been a joy to see. Wish to recreate this classic 1960s glamorous Bollywood look, but not sure how to? No worries, here’s an easy step by step tutorial inspired from the 1960’s Bollywood makeup style, just for you!
Apply an eye cream to hydrate your eye area. This step will help in keeping control of drier patches, which can arise after concealer application. Then, take a full coverage concealer and conceal dark circles to create a flawless base. Set the concealer with a compact powder to prevent creasing of the product.
Let’s begin the 1960 eye makeup. Fill your eyebrows with a matte black eyeshadow in a thick, fuller manner to replicate 1960s makeup style. Then, apply a creamy base to your eyelid area to lighten the eyelid pigmentation and increase the vibrancy of the eyeshadow to be applied later. Then, softly smudge the creamy base with a stiff flat eyeshadow brush and apply a matte cream colored eyeshadow over it. Here, I used the Elf Day on the Beach eyeshadow palette for the matte cream colored eyeshadow.
Take a matte orange-brown eyeshadow to act as a transition color for your crease area and start defining your crease area. The crease is where your eye folds and sits in a socket. This step will add dimension and bring out your crease area to give an illusion of deeper set eyes. Here, I used the Kryolan matte blush in mocha as eyeshadow.
Then, take a matte brown eyeshadow and start defining the crease slightly stronger than the previous step to add more depth to your eyes as 1960’s Bollywood style is all about having deep and big eyes. This step can be achieved by using a fluffy blending brush and imitating a wiper motion across the crease area of the eyes. I have used the Avon mocha eyeshadow palette for the medium matte brown eyeshadow.
Blending is the key to any makeup style. Use a slightly bigger blending brush and buff out all the sharp edges created by both the eyeshadows applied in the earlier step. Use short circular strokes and gently blend the edges for a diffused natural look to the eyes.
Then, apply a white or a creamy nude colored eye pencil to the waterline to open your eyes and give an illusion of bigger eyes like the 1960s Bollywood actresses. Here, I used the Oriflame nude eye pencil. I recommend using white colored eye pencils for fairer skin tones and nude or lighter brown color for medium to darker skin tones.
Eyeliner is the star of this makeup look. Take a dark black gel liner or liquid eyeliner and start drawing a very thick line. Slowly wing out the liner in a sharp end. Then, draw a parallel line on the lower lash line to create a double liner eye look. Here, I used the Kryolan black eyeliner.
Draw a thick black eyeliner on your lower lash line to define it strongly. Here, I used the Lotus Herbals kajal in Black. This step will add more depth and dimension to your eye makeup. Most of the 1960s actors did not connect the lower and the upper lash line in the inner corner of the eye. So, while lining the lower lash line start it from the one third of your eyes as shown in the image. Then, highlight your tear duct area with a matte cream eyeshadow to lift your eyes and give an illusion of bigger eyes.
Such a dramatic look, don’t you think? Do try this eye makeup inspired by the beautiful Indian divas of the 1960s. You can sport this look for special events like marriages. It is sure to get huge attention.
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